All Time GM Leaders

Who's the GOAT!?!

Compiling this list was fun. It includes seasons 2012-2020. I know their was a previous history of the BRHL prior to this, but this may have been BRHL1. Numbers will be 97% accurate due to some seasons not containing a fully played schedule. This was how the history was uploaded unfortunately, I cannot do anything about that. Bold indicates active GMs. There were a couple of suprises when I tallied all the results. What may be a surprise to me, may not be to you. Considering I am still one of the newer GMs around here, I missed out on a good 5 seasons of the BRHL. First, let's look at the OGs.

 

General Manager Team(s) GP W L OTL P
David Yee Blackhawks 732 457 208 67 981
Rich Cordell Hurricanes 730 419 242 69 907
Tim Scholl Devils 734 411 259 64 886
Jordan Hansford Senators/Jets 731 392 260 79 863
Bryce Shuck Bruins/Canadiens/Aves 732 392 275 65 849
Eric Dolegowski Islanders/Blues 732 387 278 67 841
Tyler Shedden Predators 650 383 202 65 831
Leon Yu Oilers 732 376 277 79 831
Ryan Shuck Flyers/Panthers/Stoners 733 381 284 68 830
Kevin Switzer Flames 732 374 284 74 822
Tyler Rumpel Kings 732 375 286 71 821
Steve Vardy Coyotes/Canadiens 733 374 294 65 813
Rob Botham Canucks 732 356 302 74 786
Kirk Shuck Jets/Senators 574 363 169 42 768
Garrett Hansford Maple Leafs 732 347 313 72 766
Jesse Vansickle Bluejackets 732 308 363 61 677
Devon Cordell Capitals/Ducks 734 260 396 78 598
Joe Bast Stars/Capitals/Knights 567 246 277 44 536
             
             

These are some of the guys whom I would consider OGs of the league. They've all qualified enough games. Dave has been consistently good throughout his whole BRHL career, as incidicated by the numbers. There was only one season in which Dave did not make the playoffs (2015). Dave and Rich could be credited for always going for it, which is great to see. Of this list, Tim has had the most success and lack of success. Tim's Devils always seem to be at the top of the league standings, or at the bottom. There is no squeaking into the playoffs for Tim. Go big or go home. For the first 6 seasons of the BRHL2, brothers Jordan and Garrett were always neck and neck in the standings, with Garrett always having a slight edge. While Jordan has tried to stay consistent throughout the years, Garrett decided to rebuild and his record has taken a hit because of it. I was surprised to see Rob's record through the first 6 seasons of the BRHL. Rob was actually a winning team!, since I've been in the league he's been a bottom feeder, and these last 3 seasons have really hurt his record. At one point, Rob had the fourth best BRHL record behind Dave, Rich and the two Shucks (Kirk and Rex). Speaking of the Shucks, both Kirk and Rex were dominant in the early going as Dave, Kirk and Rex were consistently battling it out as the top 3 teams in the league. Eventually Kirk left and gave his team to Steph and Rex took over an expansion franchise, leaving Dave all by himself at the top.

On a sour note, I did not expect to see the records of Jesse and Joe. Since I've been in the league, these two teams have been pretty good. Leading up to that, it was a very rough 6 years for Jesse, and 4 for Joe. Their records have shot up since then. At one point, Jesse was below Devon. Speaking of Devon, wow what a disaster this franchise has been throughout the years. As much as I enjoy Devon's presense in the league, at some point you need a direction and stick to it. Devon had a few good years where he was a playoff team, but it's been mostly on the outside looking in.

Now that we have the OGs out of the way, let's look at the whole list, sorted by Win Percentage. Total wins divided by Games Played. No help from the loser point.

 

 

General Manager Team(s) GP W L OTL P PCT
Stephane Villeneauve Senators 158 106 40 12 224 67.0%
Junya Kato Avalanche/Stars 404 261 116 27 549 64.6%
Greg Almeida Bruins 158 102 46 10 214 64.5%
Kirk Shuck Jets/Senators 574 363 169 42 768 63.2%
David Yee Blackhawks 732 457 208 67 981 62.4%
Nolan Andriuk Red Wings 240 148 66 26 322 61.6%
Dave Barbosa Predators 82 50 24 8 108 60.9%
Toby Cordell Penguins 159 96 51 12 204 60.3%
Tyler Shedden Predators 650 383 202 65 831 58.9%
Rich Cordell Hurricanes 730 419 242 69 907 57.4%
Eric Ferraro Lightning 322 185 104 33 403 57.4%
Rob Ives Ducks 246 141 76 29 311 57.3%
Ryan Hicks Rangers 75 43 24 8 94 57.3%
Derek Thomson Wild 246 140 78 28 308 56.9%
Joe Bubanj Blues 487 277 171 38 592 56.8%
Tim Scholl Devils 734 411 259 64 886 56.0%
Luke Wile Sabres 246 134 82 30 298 54.4%
Jordan Hansford Senators/Jets 731 392 260 79 863 53.6%
Ryan McClanahan Stars 82 44 27 11 99 53.6%
Bryce Shuck Bruins/Canadiens/Aves 732 392 275 65 849 53.5%
Leigh King Avalanche 246 131 77 38 300 53.2%
Eric Dolegowski Islanders/Blues 732 387 278 67 841 52.8%
Mario Fournier Red Wings 82 43 30 9 95 52.4%
Pat Blais Sharks 82 43 30 9 95 52.4%
Steven Irvine Lightning 410 214 149 47 475 52.1%
Ryan Shuck Flyers/Panthers/Stoners 733 381 284 68 830 51.9%
Leon Yu Oilers 732 376 277 79 831 51.3%
Tyler Rumpel Kings 732 375 286 71 821 51.2%
Kevin Switzer Flames 732 374 284 74 822 51.1%
Steve Vardy Coyotes/Canadiens 733 374 294 65 813 51.0%
Tim Tomayko Canadiens 410 207 159 44 458 50.4%
Andrew Wright Rangers 246 123 102 21 267 50.0%
P.J. Jennings Rangers 82 40 35 7 87 48.7%
Rob Cadez Stars 82 40 36 6 86 48.7%
Rob Botham Canucks 732 356 302 74 786 48.6%
Jared Mitchell Sabres 486 236 207 43 515 48.5%
Garrett Hansford Maple Leafs 732 347 313 72 766 47.4%
Al Wehr Wild 159 74 69 16 164 46.5%
Neil Burkholder Sharks 82 36 34 12 84 43.9%
Eric DuBose Rangers 82 36 42 4 76 43.9%
Larry Linke Islanders/Capitals 323 141 147 35 317 43.6%
Joe Bast Stars/Capitals/Knights 567 246 277 44 536 43.3%
Daniel Brousseau Sharks 82 35 35 12 82 42.6%
Jesse Vansickle Bluejackets 732 308 363 61 677 42.0%
Joel Mierau Red Wings/Coyotes 405 168 188 49 385 41.4%
Andreas Alsen Penguins 82 34 44 4 72 41.4%
Miika Laakso Wild/Sharks 486 201 228 56 458 41.3%
Billy Kennedy Penguins 410 165 204 39 369 40.2%
Ian MacDonald Red Wings/Sharks 164 66 90 8 140 40.2%
Jose Oliviera Penguins 82 33 36 13 79 40.2%
Matt Hendry Avalanche 82 32 43 7 71 39.0%
Anthony Cepparulo Rangers/Flyers 405 148 219 37 333 36.5%
Devon Cordell Capitals/Ducks 734 260 396 78 598 35.4%
Rich Epstein Panthers 492 167 198 44 378 33.9%
Eric Wolf Red Wings 164 55 96 13 123 33.5%
Tyler Bell Sharks/Panthers 405 130 230 45 305 32.1%
Trevor Thoms Blues 164 50 97 17 117 30.4%
Dan Lifshatz Ducks/Bruins 246 66 153 27 159 26.8%
Dan Sanders Red Wings 82 22 53 7 51 26.8%

 

I will not go into too much detail here as the numbers speak for themselves, but it should be worth noting that some new guys inherited good teams, while some inherited bad ones. It wouldn't be fair to judge Al the same way as Steph for instance as one took over a Rex ravaged team, and the other Kirk's masterpiece. With that said, we are two seasons in now and both Al and Steph have shaped the teams as their own.

It was interesting to see the "The Good Ol' Boys" at the top. Toby has also done much better then I think we all expected. We'll see if he decides to fully go into rebuild mode this season. As for Anthony and Tyler, both teams have been rebuilding for three years now and the payoffs are finally starting to show, so I expect them to start making playoff pushes by 2022.

 

So who's the GOAT? Some would say Kirk, some might say Junya but I believe a case can be made for Dave as well. All three of these guys have a BRHL title to their record. It's hard to go against Kirk and his 3 cups (i think?), so he's my answer for now.. but Junya is one more cup away from potentially taking the honor away from him.

 

Awesome article! Thanks for doing all that leg work.
Bubanj is Islanders
Correct.. he was Blues/Islanders. I'll correct it on next years version.
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